The Education Abroad Photo Contest is an opportunity for students who have studied abroad to share their experiences and express themselves through visual representation. Entrants can win prizes, display their work in a public forum, and promote international education. To be eligible for the photo contest you must be a current student (graduate or undergraduate) at Kennesaw State University at the time of application, or have graduated within the past two semesters.

Categories:

People

Natural or Manmade Beauty

Cultural Identity

Special Category: #OwlsAbroad

Facebook Fan Award

Prizes:

1st place in each category - $50 Target gift card

2nd place in each category - $25 Target gift card

3rd place in each category - $10 Target gift card

Facebook Fan Award - $25 Target gift card

Each winner will also receive a certificate. Winning photos will be on display in the Education Abroad Office & will be featured in the official Education Abroad Office calendar!

To be eligible for the photo contest you must be a current student (graduate or undergraduate) at Kennesaw State University at the time of application, or have graduated within the past two semesters (Summer 2018 or Fall 2018). The photograph should represent the student’s time spent on a study abroad or exchange program and fall into one of categories listed below.

Only one photograph may be submitted in each category (for a possible total of 4 photo entries). A photo submitted for multiple categories will not be considered. All participants are eligible to win only one prize per contest. Previous contest winners are not eligible to enter.

The photo must have been taken by the person submitting the entry or the entrant must be in the photograph. If you are in the photograph and did not take the photo yourself, please make sure you have received the rights to the photo before submission.

By submitting a photo, the entrant agrees to grant Kennesaw State University permission to use submissions in displays related to the contest, as well as future print and online publications.

Submission

The photographs must fall under one of three categories below:

People (Examples: You and/or your classmates, or other people you saw or interacted with while abroad)

Cultural Identity (Examples: Local customs and traditions. Photos may include food, traditional ceremonies or celebrations)

Special Category: #OwlsAbroad (Examples: Any photo shared with the Education Abroad Office while abroad)

All submissions will automatically be entered in a fourth category, the “Facebook Fan Award” and will be posted for viewing on the Education Abroad Facebook page.

Requirements

Please read the following requirements for submitting entries through our application.

Submissions will be accepted online from January 7, 2019 - March 1, 2019.

Entries must be submitted electronically via the application on the Education Abroad Office website. All applications must be filled out in their entirety and will not be considered if they are incomplete.

Photos must be uploaded into the application in JPEG format, with a file size approximately 1-5 MB. Photos should be no smaller than 640 x 480 pixels, and no larger than approximately 1000 x 1000 pixels.

Please label your photo file with your last name and the title you list in your application.

Entries can be in either color or black and white, and in either horizontal or vertical format, but should not have been significantly altered (e.g., elements added to or erased from the original photo).

Judging

The judging panel will consist of 5-10 staff, faculty and/or community members. Photos will be judged according to the following criteria:

Creativity and Originality

Representation of study abroad experience

Quality of image

Adherence to category

All decisions of the judges are final. Contest organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries which do not comply with the stated contest rules and criteria.

All submissions will be entered into the “Facebook Fan Award” after the submission deadline. The photo with the most Facebook “likes” at the end of the judging period will win in this category.

Each winner will also receive a certificate. Winning photos will be on display in the Education Abroad Office & will be featured in the official Education Abroad Office calendar. Only one prize will be issued for the Facebook Fan award category.

Publication

Photo submissions will be accepted from January 7, 2019 - March 1, 2019.

Photos will be displayed on the Education Abroad Facebook page. Winning photos will be on display in the Education Abroad Office & will be featured in the official Education Abroad Office calendar.

Photo entries may be used in displays for contests, as well as future print or online publications.

*Rules and eligibility subject to change.

If you have any questions regarding your photo contest entries, please contact Cassie Danekes at cdanekes@kennesaw.edu.